I am familiar with the fact that Giant Hogweed sap can be dangerous, causing blisters which react badly to sunshine, and is a particular danger in the eyes.
I have been strimming Hogweed (not Giant Hogweed) growing in a paddock among grass, which I thought was safe. However, I now have an area of my forearm with a number of blisters.
Does Hogweed carry a similar danger to Giant Hogweed?
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Re: Hogweed
Nimrod103 wrote:I am familiar with the fact that Giant Hogweed sap can be dangerous, causing blisters which react badly to sunshine, and is a particular danger in the eyes.
I have been strimming Hogweed (not Giant Hogweed) growing in a paddock among grass, which I thought was safe. However, I now have an area of my forearm with a number of blisters.
Does Hogweed carry a similar danger to Giant Hogweed?
It's much (much) less nasty
- most things can cause a bit of dermatitis in concentration
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Re: Hogweed
Not only Hogweed, we used to have plenty in our garden but glyphosate fixed that. My OH pulled out some parsnips a couple of weeks ago that should have been pulled last year, they had leaves about a yard long. She then developed Hogweed rash symptoms despite not being able to find any in the garden. A little research found that other plants including 'snips can, under the right conditions, cause the same harm as Hogweed. Go careful out there
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Re: Hogweed
Hi,
Been there done that! On my legs.
Now wear long trousers and long sleeves and gloves when strimming. I try to avoid strimming them and don't have much now.
I was baffled and went to the Doc as going on holiday (afraid it might be something else). He asked if i had been spraying chemicals but when I mentioned strimming normal hogweed he suggested a cream E45? or to just leave it. Can't remember which I did but rash went away in about a week.
Hope yours clears up quickly.
Wuz
Been there done that! On my legs.
Now wear long trousers and long sleeves and gloves when strimming. I try to avoid strimming them and don't have much now.
I was baffled and went to the Doc as going on holiday (afraid it might be something else). He asked if i had been spraying chemicals but when I mentioned strimming normal hogweed he suggested a cream E45? or to just leave it. Can't remember which I did but rash went away in about a week.
Hope yours clears up quickly.
Wuz
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Re: Hogweed
As a matter of idle curiosity ...
Is this hogweed and parsnip mild rash anything like nettle sting? The latter being rather topical since I fell into a big patch of nettles yesterday.
Is this hogweed and parsnip mild rash anything like nettle sting? The latter being rather topical since I fell into a big patch of nettles yesterday.
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Re: Hogweed
UncleEbenezer wrote:As a matter of idle curiosity ...
Is this hogweed and parsnip mild rash anything like nettle sting? The latter being rather topical since I fell into a big patch of nettles yesterday.
No, definitely not. Nettles are a temporary mild irritant, Hogweed and the like can cause serious permanent scarring.
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